luisoutomaior + Musician in Calgary, AB

SEEKING

ABOUT

I am a Brazilian exchange student will be here at Calgary until December 2013. I play guitar for 10 years, I love improvising and experimenting different colours of sounds. From blues to psychedelic rock, to reggae, bossa nova, jazz, ambient, funk, soul.
I would love to participate in a project like that and I add to it the max I can.

Screen name:

luisoutomaior

Member since:

Sep 25 2012

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

10

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Bands which I ACTUALLY listen to, in alphabetical order:

Allman Brothers, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Baby Huey, The Band, The Beatles, Black Keys, Blind Faith, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Cartola, Charles Mingus, Chico César, Chico Buarque, Chris Thomas King, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Daft Punk, Dave Brubeck, Deep Purple, The Doors, Electric Light Orchestra, Elis Regina, Elton John, Faces, Fleetwood Mac, Free, Funkadelic, Grand Funk Railroad, Groove Collective, Groundation, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, The James Gang, Jamiroquai, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck Group, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Kiss, Kool & The Gang, Led Zeppelin, Legião Urbana, Leon Russell, Los Hermanos, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maria Bethania, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis Quintet, Mother Earth, Ney Matogrosso, Novos Baianos, Parliament, Pearl Jam, Peter Frampton, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Queen, Rainbow, Raul Seixas, Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robin Trower, The Rolling Stones, Rory Gallagher, Santana, Savoy Brown, Scorpions, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, The Strokes, Supertramp, Taste, Thievery Corporation, Tim Maia, Van Halen, Van Der Graaf Generator, Weather Report, White Stripes, The Who, Yes, Zeca Baleiro, ZZ Top.

Some guitarrist and musicians that have influenced me somehow:
Albert King, B. B. King, Baden Powell, Brian May, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, David Gilmour, Eddie Hazel, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Gary Moore, George Harrison, Jack Johnson, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Johnny Winter, John Scofield, John Frusciante, John Mayer, Jonny Lang, Jimmy Page, Lowercase Noises, Miles Davis, Paco De Lucia, Paul McCartney, Peter Green, Ravi Shankar, Robben Ford, Robert Cray, Robin Trower, Rory Gallagher, Roy Buchanan, Santana, Stan Getz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Van Halen, and plenty of others which I must probably have forgotten.

EQUIPMENT

A pretty good electric guitar, some high-end pedals, a Macbook Pro with an audio interface for recording and an iPad that I sometimes use for amp simulation (which it does quite well).

MUSIC